President Trump Jan. 27 signed an executive order titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States. The executive order suspends for 90 days (i.e., until April 27, 2017) the “immigrant and nonimmigrant entry” of aliens “from” Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, or those who have traveled to such countries on or after March 1, 2011.

The Senate Dec. 10 and the House of Representatives Dec. 6 unanimously passed the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (H.R. 6416), which would make several changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

AMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., July 31 sent a letter to Sen. John Tester (D-Mont.) endorsing the Senator’s proposal to expand Medicare funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME) under the “Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services (DOCs) for Veterans Act” (S. 1676).

The Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) June 15 published a Request for Proposals (RFP) for “physician resident positions (GME) allocated under the criteria of the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014” (P.L. 113-146).

Understanding GME

Preserving GME Funding

Whether it’s an emergency or a serious illness requiring complex care, when life is on the line you can count on America’s teaching hospitals. But can they count on the funding they need from Congress?

Testimony and Correspondence

Community letter signed by 35 higher education organizations, and coordinated by the American Council on Education, expressing concern with the impact of including federal student aid programs in a rescissions package

Community letter signed by 39 higher education organizations, and coordinated by the American Council on Education, thanking House and Senate leadership for their commitment to student aid and scientific research in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.